material

P618
predicate

Indicates that one entity is physically composed of, made from, or constructed using the substance or material represented by the other entity.

All labels observed (141)

Label Occurrences
material canonical 24,240
hasMaterial 3,717
usesMaterial 2,031

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: material
Generated description
Indicates that one entity is physically composed of, made from, or constructed using the substance or material represented by the other entity.

Sample triples (37,031)

Subject Object
Jaume Plensa resin via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Jaume Plensa light via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Jaume Plensa water via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Krueck + Sexton Architects glass via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Krueck + Sexton Architects steel via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Krueck + Sexton Architects stone via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Krueck + Sexton Architects concrete via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Macombs Dam Bridge steel
Rumford Medal silver
Electromagnetic Calorimeter lead tungstate (PbWO4) via predicate surface "commonMaterial"
Electromagnetic Calorimeter liquid argon via predicate surface "commonMaterial"
Electromagnetic Calorimeter lead glass via predicate surface "commonMaterial"
Electromagnetic Calorimeter scintillating crystals via predicate surface "commonMaterial"
Electromagnetic Calorimeter plastic scintillator with high-Z absorber via predicate surface "commonMaterial"
Palácio da Alvorada reinforced concrete via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Palácio da Alvorada glass via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Palácio da Alvorada marble via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília reinforced concrete
Supreme Federal Court building in Brasília glass
Tiffany & Co. platinum via predicate surface "productMaterial"
Tiffany & Co. gold via predicate surface "productMaterial"
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver via predicate surface "productMaterial"
Order of Suvorov gold
Order of Suvorov silver
Liberty Pole wood
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum reinforced concrete
South Stoa
surface form: South Stoa (Olympia)
stone
South Stoa
surface form: South Stoa (Olympia)
wood
Madison Avenue Bridge steel via predicate surface "structureMaterial"
Mission San Fernando Rey de España adobe
Kyoto Imperial Palace wood via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Roman Forum travertine
Roman Forum tuff
Roman Forum marble
Cant Z.1007 Alcione wood via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Temple of Debod stone
Temple of Ellesyia sandstone
Zierer steel via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Flatiron Building steel
Flatiron Building limestone
Flatiron Building terra cotta
Third Avenue Bridge steel via predicate surface "hasMaterial"
Yale Bowl concrete via predicate surface "constructionMaterial"
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa adobe
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa tile roof
Mission San Francisco de Asís adobe
Colonial Baroque local stone via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Colonial Baroque stucco via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Colonial Baroque wood via predicate surface "usesMaterial"
Colonial Baroque gold leaf via predicate surface "usesMaterial"